Chen Xuan's Finger Flick Enlightens! Dugu Yan is Subdued!

Just then, a tall noble student stood up abruptly, interrupting Chen Xuan's lecture.

He held his head high, his tone laced with provocation.

"Teacher Chen Xuan, these theories of yours sound reasonable enough, but is there any practical evidence to support them?"

"We spirit masters rely on strength for our cultivation, not your ethereal, empty talk!"

"No matter how flowery your words are, if they can't make us stronger, what use are they?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the room instantly froze.

Many of the veteran students glared at the man, while the newcomers wore expressions of eager anticipation, as if watching a show.

Chen Xuan's expression remained unchanged; he did not even glance at the man.

Before he could speak, a clear, melodious female voice rang out from among the students.

"Who said the teacher's theories are useless?"

Everyone turned to look at the source of the voice, only to see a beautiful girl with a gentle temperament slowly stand up.

It was none other than Ye Lingling.

The noble student who had started the trouble recognized her and sneered, "Ye Lingling, you are the successor of the Nine Heart Begonia family. Don't tell me you've been brainwashed by this guy?"

Ye Lingling ignored his mockery, looking calmly at the crowd as she spoke, word by word:

"Before listening to the teacher's lectures, my spirit was the Nine Heart Begonia."

"And now..."

She extended her fair right hand, and light bloomed from her palm.

A begonia flower, appearing as if carved from pink crystal, quietly emerged.

Its nine petals shimmered with brilliant light, and at the center of the stamen, a cluster of radiant golden halos condensed. A vast and majestic aura of life instantly swept through the entire classroom.

"...my spirit is the Nine-Heart Immortal Begonia!"

As her voice fell, the entire room was stunned.

Dugu Yan's eyes widened, and her body straightened uncontrollably.

The Nine Heart Begonia!

She certainly knew of it!

It was a top-tier support-type spirit, famous enough to be mentioned alongside the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda!

Yet, the Nine Heart Begonia she remembered Ye Lingling possessing, while powerful, had never possessed such a sacred and vast aura!

That vitality was so pure that even she, a spirit master who lived with deadly poisons year-round, felt a sense of comfort and longing that reached her very soul.

Had her spirit... truly evolved?

Could what he said be true?

For the first time, Dugu Yan's heart wavered.

However, the few noble students causing trouble still refused to give up.

The leader among them forcibly suppressed the shock in his heart and stubbornly retorted, "Who knows if you used some heaven-sent treasure to make your spirit mutate? We didn't see it with our own eyes!"

"That's right! If you're so capable, have him give us some on-the-spot guidance!"

"Let us see it for ourselves so we can broaden our horizons!"

The group chimed in one after another, aiming their hostility back at Chen Xuan on the high platform.

This time, Chen Xuan finally made a move.

His deep eyes slowly lifted, his gaze passing over the crowd to land precisely on Dugu Yan in the corner.

"You, come here."

Chen Xuan's voice was not loud, yet it reached everyone's ears with perfect clarity.

Dugu Yan froze, pointing at herself.

Chen Xuan gave a slight nod and added a sentence.

"Dugu Yan, granddaughter of the Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo."

Boom!

Dugu Yan felt her brain buzz, and she was completely dazed.

He... how could he know who I am?

An indescribable feeling welled up in her heart—surprise, confusion, and a trace of being flattered by being singled out.

Although she still harbored doubts about his theories, for some reason, under the gaze of his calm eyes, her heart began to beat uncontrollably fast.

She bit her lip and, under the curious gazes of the other students, held her head high and walked onto the platform.

"What do you want with me?"

She asked, feigning composure, her tone still carrying a hint of arrogance.

Chen Xuan did not answer her.

He merely raised his right hand and pointed a finger at Dugu Yan from a distance.

Hum—

A blue-gold radiance, identical to the one used to heal Dugu Bo, instantly shot from his fingertip, completely enveloping Dugu Yan's body.

Dugu Yan was startled, instinctively wanting to circulate her soul power to resist.

But the moment the light touched her, a vast, intensely warm aura of life completely wrapped around her.

All of her defenses crumbled in an instant.

This power...

It was too comfortable!

She could even feel every cell in her body cheering and leaping for joy under the nourishment of this life force.

Following that, something even more shocking occurred.

The Jade Phosphorous Serpent poison that had been coiled deep within her bloodline, tormenting her since birth and leaving her unable to sleep at night, began to melt away like snow under the brilliance of the blue-gold light!

Wisps of dark green toxic gas were forcibly expelled from her pores, only to be annihilated into nothingness the moment they touched the blue-gold radiance.

Dugu Yan widened her eyes, her body frozen in place, unable to move a muscle.

Grandfather... the bloodline poison that Grandfather had exhausted every method and countless efforts to resolve...

In this man's hands, it was actually resolved... so easily?

A casual flick of a finger, and a stubborn ailment was gone!

What kind of heaven-defying means was this!

At this moment, she finally understood why her grandfather held this person in such awe.

A fraud?

A hollow showpiece?

How ridiculous and ignorant her previous thoughts had been!

Dugu Yan's heart was in turmoil, and when she looked at Chen Xuan again, her gaze had completely changed.

Awe, gratitude, worship... all sorts of emotions intertwined.

It made her feel that the man before her became more pleasing to the eye the more she looked at him; that handsome face, in her eyes at this moment, was even more dazzling than the sun in the sky.

However, the few troublemaking noble students off the stage could not see the mystery within.

Seeing Chen Xuan just pointing his finger and emitting light with no further movement for a long time, they assumed he was just putting on a show.

"Tch, after all that, he's just shining a light?"

"I thought he had some amazing ability; is he just stalling for time?"

"I think he's completely run out of tricks!"

Their voices reached Dugu Yan's ears clearly.

The blue-gold radiance slowly dissipated.

Dugu Yan felt her entire body lighten, experiencing an unprecedented sense of comfort.

She turned around abruptly, her emerald eyes now burning with raging fury as she glared fixedly at those noble students.

"All of you, shut up!"

A cold, sharp rebuke resounded throughout the venue.

"A bunch of fools sitting in a well and looking at the sky! You have no idea what kind of great power the teacher possesses!"

"How dare you, of all people, question the teacher?!"

Dugu Yan's rebuke was like a basin of cold water poured over the heads of those noble students.

They looked at each other, their faces full of astonishment.

What was going on?

Wasn't this woman just standing there like us, sneering at Chen Xuan's theories?

How could her attitude have done a complete one-hundred-and-eighty-degree turn in such a short time?

The tall noble student leading them, relying on his family's influence in Heaven Dou City, gathered his courage and questioned her:

"Dugu Yan, don't forget, you were standing there listening with a look of disdain just a moment ago!"

"What, he shines a light on you, and you've been bought off?"

"I think you're the one who's been deceived the most!"